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Top Atlanta news: Peachtree runner breaks U.S. record; city eyed for migrant child detention center

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Published on July 05, 2019
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Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Atlanta.

Feds say California serial rapist was living in DeKalb

Police say a serial rapist who terrorized and sexually assaulted a number of women in California back in the '90s has been living in a quiet DeKalb County neighborhood for years.

Read the full story on Fox 11 Los Angeles.

Atlanta among cities eyed for permanent child detention centers

A government spokesman says President Donald Trump’s administration is evaluating vacant properties near five U.S. cities as potential permanent sites to hold unaccompanied migrant children.

Read the full story on 7News - WHDH Boston.

Fighter jets over Atlanta? This is what you were probably hearing

The sounds of the jets flying over the city upset area residents.

Read the full story on 11ALIVE.

Kenyan records fastest time on American soil in Atlanta 10K

Rhonex Kipruto of Kenya ran a 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) race in Atlanta on Thursday in 27 minutes, 1 second to break the U.S. record in the event. 

Read the full story on The Seattle Times.

T.I. among those to determine new use for Atlanta city jail

Rapper T.I. is among those who will decide a new use for Atlanta's city's jail. The Atlanta-based artist has been named to a newly formed task force that includes criminal justice reform volunteers, activists and City Council members. 

Read the full story on MySanAntonio.


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